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Who can live in a home without bunnies? Obviously not us and a gorgeous little bunny called Fern has joined our family. We had decided to get another bunny a few weeks before Fern
joined our family, and Derek thought this time he would like a full size bunny. We wanted
our new bunny to be a house rabbit, but that would require a very large cage in
order to house two big bunnies, so we decided to get one. Of course bunnies
need friends and rather than go to a pet shop an buy a single bunny, we
decided to adopt a big old cuddly bunny, who was already on its own, from a rehoming centre. Being sensible bunny
At home Lindsay found an online pet store that sold the cage we
had found and we ordered it. The cage arrived long before the weekend, so
we made plans to head out and get Lucy. Unfortunately when we arrived at
the pet store Lucy had already found a home. We didn't have time to think
about It took a few days for Fern to settle into her new home and once she had we realised what a large personality she had, that's a nice way of saying she's mischievous. Despite originally planning for a larger bunny, Fern is very small. She was tiny when we got her and because she was ten weeks old, we were warned she probably wouldn't grow much. One thing is for sure, what she lacks in size she makes up for in energy. Fern loves to jump up on the furniture, and jumping off them onto higher objects!
Depending on the temperature Fern spends at least two hours a day in the garden, sometimes six hours, and we always sit with her when she is out of her run so that she can charge around the garden safely and burn off some of her energy. Most of our plants are losing their leaves, or at least not looking their best, with the cold weather coming. Not that it bothers Fern, she is very happy taste testing everything and picking her favourites. We can't wait for summer when both Fern and us can spend more time outside. Until then we are giving her lots of time to play in the house and climb on our furniture.
We are pleased to say that the scab healed up nicely and all her fur is growing back. We have also completely blocked off the gate, so she can't get anywhere near it again. Silly bunny. |
parents, we wanted to get a cage and
all our supplies first. So we headed out to our local pet superstore to
see what they had to offer. We were very lucky to find a lovely big cage,
there was only one problem, it was so big we couldn't fit it in our car!
There was another problem as well. The pet store we visited had started an
adoption centre where they housed and rehomed peoples unwanted pets. They
had a beautiful two year old Dutch bunny, Lucy, looking for a home. She
was beautiful, but of course we didn't have a cage so we couldn't take her home
with us.
Naughtily we didn't leave empty handed, if you want to know who came home with
us that day visit 
this, as Fern had taken her place. Because of our previous bunny,
We had planned to let our new bunny out in the garden, but not
until next year when the weather warmed up. With Fern we realised she
wouldn't wait. Rather than make her wait for us to build her an outdoor
home, we found one on the internet. Our chosen bunny run is actually a
chicken coop, but it works just as well for a bunny home. And it has the
all important door, so Fern can get out and run around the garden, which is very
important for us and her.
November
2007, woops we have had our first mishap with Fern. Fortunately it's
nothing serious, but she did give us quite a fright. Fern is a very bouncy
and inquisitive little bunny and she loves nothing more than to get her nose
where it doesn't belong, in this case it was under the gate at the side of our
house. We had blocked the gap underneath the gate off so she couldn't
squeeze under, but this wasn't enough to stop our nosy little bunny from
sticking her nose through the very small gap. In doing so she managed to
catch the top of her head. She ended up with a bald spot and a very nasty
scab on her head.